Spanish rescuers are searching waters off the Canary Islands for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a week ago. The aid group Walking Borders says the boat had set off from Kafountine, a coastal town in Senegal.
The Spanish coast guard says one of its aircraft has found a boat during a search for a vessel carrying migrants that went missing more than a week ago.
It said the vessel had 200 people on board when it left Kafountine on 27 June, heading for the Canary Islands. Many children were said to be on board.There are few details about the other two boats - however, Walking Borders told the BBC that one had about 65 people on board, the other up to 60. At least 78 people were confirmed drowned, but the United Nations reported that up to 500 were still missing.The voyage from West Africa to the Canary Islands is among the most dangerous routes for migrants, not least because they usually sail in simple dugout fishing boats that are easily tossed by powerful Atlantic currents.
However, the IOM says information about the number of departures from West Africa is scarce and shipwrecks are often not reported.
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